Kids run, jump and leap for fun

FUNTASTIC: Students from eight country schools lined up in gender and age group rows before tackling six sport-related tasks during the Western Cluster Athletics Fun Day at Cooks Gardens.PHOTO/BEVAN CONLEY 021214WCBRCKIDS01

Eight Wanganui country schools and hundreds of aspiring young athletes descended on Cooks Gardens on Tuesday with one purpose in mind.

The annual Western Cluster Athletics day is designed for healthy, active, competitive fun, although the end goal is not to produce a single winner, it's more about participation.

Organiser Aimee Loveridge from Mosston School said the day was designed to cater for kids 8 to 13 grappling with six sport-related disciplines.

Students from Mosston, Westmere, Ngamatapouri, Waverley, Kai Iwi, Brunswick, Waitotara and Faith City School trucked into town for the occasion.

"There was no overall winner on the day. They were all winners simply by participating," Loveridge said yesterday.

"The kids were divided up into gender and age groups and sent around the six disciplines and they all seemed to love it."